Military police

Gendarmes indicted over incident involving PM's brother

BELGRADE -- The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has issued an indictment against eight members of the MUP Gendarmerie (Zanadarmerija) unit.

They are accused of attacking Andrej Vucic, the brother of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, and Predrag Mali, the brother of Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali.

BELGRADE - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade raised charges against eight members of the gendarmerie suspected of assaulting members of the military police during the Pride Parade in November last year, and dismissed criminal charges against two military police officers filed by the ombudsman.

Ombudsman releases police documents

BELGRADE -- Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic has released some of the documents of the Interior Ministry(MUP) about the incident during the Pride Parade in Belgrade.

Based on these he pressed criminal charges against two members of the Military Police. On September 28 last year, they clashed with members of the MUP Gendarmerie unit.

Sasa Jankovic, Serbia's ombudsman, told TV N1 that he does not feel safe because of the threats and allegations he has received since filing charges against two military policemen.

"Here critics are considers traitors," Jankovic told N1 on Tuesday evening.

Special unit member killed in barracks accident

BELGRADE -- A member of the special military police unit Kobre ("Cobras") has died at the military clinic VMA after he was shot "during a routine weapons check."

The Ministry of Defense also announced on Tuesday that the victims was Milan Dosković, a 33-year-old who joined the military in 2001.

The government is preparing to reshape the country’s 175-year-old gendarmerie forces, but some observers have raised concerns about plans to link the complex military branch totally to the Interior Ministry.

BELGRADE - Criminal charges have been filed against more than 100 members of the Gendarmerie, security checks of nearly all members of the 2,000-strong elite unit have revealed, Blic reported on Monday.

Commander of Niš Gendarmerie detachment dismissed

BELGRADE -- Commander of the Niš Gendarmerie detachment Nenad Kostić was dismissed and criminal charges have been filed against seven members of this police unit.

They are suspected of involvement in the recent beating of Serbian prime minister's brother Andrej Vučić, Tanjug reported

BELGRADE - Commander of the Nis Gendarmerie Division Senad Kostic was dismissed and criminal charges have been filed against seven members of the unit over the recent beating of Serbian prime minister's brother Andrej Vucic, Tanjug learnt.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic stated on Tuesday that the Military Police and the Military Security Agency are gathering information about the incident that occurred during the Belgrade Pride Parade on Sunday, when members of the Gendarmerie used force against Andrej Vucic, brother of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.